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Atlanta Braves assign top draft pick Hurston Waldrep to Augusta

This morning the Atlanta Braves sent the first group of players from their 2023 MLB Draft class to full season ball, including their first round pick Hurston Waldrep. While some of these players had started in the last couple weeks down in the Florida Complex League, this will mark the professional debut of Waldrep as well as some of the others.

The Augusta GreenJackets, in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves, announced the following additions to the Augusta roster:

RHP Lucas Braun
3B Drew Compton
C Jacob Godman
OF Jace Grady
OF Kade Kern
SS Cam Magee
RHP Hurston Waldrep
RHP Cody Wall

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